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EARLHAM  COLLEGE 


RICHMOND,  INDIANA 


From  a Student’s  Point  of  View 


FROM  A STUDENT  S POINT  OF  VIEW 

& 


OW  that  I have  completed  my  Freshman  year  at 
Earlham,  I enjoy  looking  back  over  its  varied 
events.  I recall  the  day  in  September,  1909, 
when  I found  myself  on  the  interurban  headed 
for  Richmond.  Of  course  I might  have  taken  a 
steam  train,  but  I chose  the  interurban  because 
these  cars  stop  at  the  Earlham  gate. 

When  I got  off  at  the  Earlham  entrance,  I 
looked  down  the  long  avenue  of  large  forest  trees 


Page  two 


ENTRANCE  TO  EARLHAM 


EARLHAM  HALL,  GIRLS’  DORMITORY 


Page  four 


to  a group  of  ele- 
gant buildings  ar- 
ranged in  a sort  of 
quadrangle. 

I started  for  tbe 
beautiful  old  red 
brick  building, 
with  the  big  white 
p.  liars,  just  at  the 
end  of  the  avenue, 
which  I understood 
to  contain  the  su= 
perintendent’s  of= 
fice.  Upon  my  ar= 
rival  I was  told 
that  it  was  the  old= 
est  of  all  the  build- 
ings and  that  at 
one  time  it  was  the 


BUNDY  DORMITORY 

we  entered  I was  more  than  pleased  with 
the  interior.  The  spacious  parlors  and 
the  large  Christian  Association  room  ap= 
pealed  to  me,  and  I was  told  that  nearly 
all  the  fellows  attend  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
prayer  meetings. 


entire  college  plant.  But  now, 
except  for  the  superintendent  ’ s 
office,  dining  room,  and  stu= 
dents’  parlors,  it  is  used  en- 
tirely as  the  girls’  dormitory 
and  is  large  enough  to  accom= 
modate  one  hundred  and  eigh= 
ty  girls. 


After  I had  registered  in 
the  office,  a very  cordial  fellow 
came  up,  saying  that  he  was 
a member  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
reception  committee  and  that  he  would 
show  me  my  room. 


We  then  started  for  Bundy  Hall.  As 
we  approached  the  building  I was  at= 
tracted  very  much  by  its  outside  and  as 


Pagfc  five 


Then  we  went  up  to  a suite  of  three  rooms 
which  he  said  belonged  to  my  roommate  and  my= 
self,  and  that  either  of  us  could  go  to  bed  at  any 
time  without  disturbing  the  other.  Three  rooms 
for  two  of  us ! 

I thought  that 
was  very  much 
like  being  at 
home.  Electric 
light,  steam 
heat,  shower 
and  tub  baths 
on  every  floor. 

Everything  com 
venient.  My 
guide  informed 
me  that  in  addition  the  basement  contained  baths 
and  lockers  for  the  athletes  and  even  a pressing 
shop. 


After  looking  about  a little  I 
started  for  the  treasurer’s  office 
which,  they  told  me,  was  in  Lind= 
ley  Hall. 

On  my  way  I met 
another  fellow,  a mem= 
ber  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
reception  committee.  I 
learned  from  him  that 
Lindley  Hall,  which  is 
the  largest  building  on 
the  campus,  contains 
the  well= known  Joseph 
Moore  Museum  of  twen= 
ty=five  thousand  specimens,  var= 
ious  laboratories,  the  chapel,  and 
recitation  rooms. 


So  far  everything  seemed  to 
be  in  my  favor  and  I was  well 
pleased.  I went  to  the  treasurer 
and  asked  what  it  was 
to  cost  me  a year,  in- 
cluding board,  tuition, 
and  other  necessary  ex= 
penses,  such  as  light, 
heat,  laundry,  etc.  The 
catalog  was  right.  Only 
$250.00.  When  I con= 
sider,  a year  later,  the 
quality  of  what  we  re= 
ceived  for  that  sum,  I 
am  convinced  that  only  a large 
endowment  made  it  possible. 


Page  seven 


LINDLEY  HALL 


Anxious  to  see  the  entire  college  plant 
I again  went  out  on  the  campus 
and  it  looked  to  me  as 
though  there  were 
forty  acres  or  more  cov= 
ered  with  trees  and  shrubbery 
and  with  drives  laid  out  in  an  artistic 
way. 


Page  nine 


I strolled 
over 
toward 
the 
building 
labeled 
1 ‘ Library.” 


LIBRARY 


Page  ten 


LIBRARY,  INTERIOR 


When  I went  in 
an  attendant 
showed  me  all 
through  it. 

He  said  that  there 
I had  access  to 
twenty  thousand 
volumes  as  well 
as  to  all  the 
important 
magazines. 

I was  very  much 
impressed  with 
this. 


Page  eleven 


PARRY  HALL 


Page  twelve 


Then  I went  around  to 
Parry  Hall.  I ventured  in 
and  for  the  first  time  met 
a Professor.  He  seemed  to 
take  an  interest  in  even 
me.  He  asked  me  several 
questions  as  to  what  I was 
interested  in  and  showed 
me  through  the  building, 
which  was  devoted  entirely 
to  Chemistry. 

He  suggested  that  there 
were  other  departments  at 
Earlham  that  might  inter= 
est  me  just  as  much. 


The  remainder  of  the 
afternoon  I spent  in  1 ‘ tak= 
ing  in  things.”  When  a 
big  bell  rang,  a fellow 
came  around  and  said  he 
would  take  me  down  to 
dinner.  About  two  hun= 
dred  students  were  seated 
in  a large  dining  room  in 
Earlham  Hall,  four  boys 
and  four  girls  at  each  ta= 
ble.  Students  are  assigned 
a certain  table  for  a whole 
term  and  thus  each  group 
of  eight  become  very  well 
acquai  nted  and  often  have 
camp=fire  breakfasts  and 
‘ £ table  reu  nions . ’ ’ 


“TABLE  PICNIC” 


Page  thirteen 


I continued  to  feel  very  much,  pleased  over 
the  prospects  and  the  next  day  walked  over 
to  see  Richmond.  It  is  about  a mile  and  a 
half  to  the  center  of  the  city,  and  while  walk- 
ing over  I met  a Richmond  business  man  who 
asked  me  if  I were  an  Earlham  student.  After 
telling  him  that  I was  and  how  cordially 
everyone  treated  me,  I asked  him  if  I were 
an  exception.  He  said,  “Oh  no!  that’s  the 
‘Earlham  Spirit.’  She  stands  for  the  spirit 
Men  and  women  come  to  Earlham  not  merely 
to  learn  ‘how  to  live’  but  ‘to  live.’  You  remember  that  ‘the  chief  end  of 
man  is  action,  not  thought.’  ” 

Richmond  proved  to  be  a splendid  city,  with  modern  stores,  cordial  busi- 
ness men,  handsome  churches,  no  slums,  and  a general  well-kept  appearance. 
They  say  it  is  “panic  proof.’’ 

Earlham  students  have  access  to  the  Morrisson-Reeves  Library,  containing 
thirty-six  thousand  volumes.  It  is  one  of  the  best  in  the  state. 


BRIDGE  OVER  WHITEWATER  RIVER  LEADING  TO 
THE  BUSINESS  CENTER 

of  service  and  democracy. 


Page  fourteen 


MORRISSON-REEVES  LIBRARY,  RICHMOND,  INDIANA 


The  next  day  regular  school  duties 
began.  Everyone  fathered  in  the  chapel 
arid  there  the  President  made  an  appro= 
priate  little  talk.  As  I looked  about  and 
saw  three  or  four  hundred  students  I 
thought  everyone  was  very  happy.  I be= 
gan  then  to  realize  that  there  were  other 
fellows  to  whom  this  was  a new  exper= 
ience. 

According  to  rule  I talked  with  some 
of  the  Professors  about  my  course.  All 
emphasized  the  fact  that  Earlham  stands 
for  a liberal  education  and  for  culture.  They  said,  also,  that  a large  number  of 
Earlham  men  and  women  had  made  excellent  records  in  scholarship  at  the  leading 
Universities  in  this  country  and  in  Europe. 


Chapel,  Seating  1000 


Page  sixteen 


Then  I was  shown  the  possibilities  for  men  strong  in  science,  how  there  is  a 
greater  demand  for  science  teachers  than  the  college  can  supply.  Also  the  demand 
for  engineers  was  mentioned  and  the  opportunity  one  has  at  Earlham  to  lay  an 
excellent  foundation  for  that  sort  of  work.  Or  if  I were  interested  in  law,  I might 
specialize  in  history  and  economics.  I found  that  many  students  take  a pre=medical 
course  which  prepares  them  well  for  the  best  medical  schools.  Other  students  are 
interested  in  languages,  both  ancient  and  modern.  Especially  is  this  true  of  the  girls. 


Page  seventeen 


I decided, 
however, 
to 

specialize 

in 

Biology, 

and 

before  the 


CLASS  IN  BiOLOGY 


year  was 
over 

I had  become 
very  much 
interested 
in  the 
laboratory 
work. 


Page  eighteen 


Some  students 
seemed  to 
think 

m athematics 
the  only  thin6 
and  many 
of  the  upper 
classmen  were  out 


at  the 
observatory 
a £reat  deal  of 
the  time 
during  the  year 
6azin6  at  the 
stars 

and  the  “comet.” 


“GAZING  AT  THE  STARS 


Page  nireteen 


That  evening  about  half  past  four  I went  to  my  room 
and  was  surprised  to  see  so  few  fellows  in  the  hall, 


but  on  looking  out  on 
where  many  of 
them  were.  There 
are  enough  courts 
to  accommodate 
thirty  or  forty  peo= 
pie,  and  the  £>irls 
as  welL  as  the  boys 
use  them  a £reat 
deal. 


THE  TENNIS  COURTS 


Page  twenty 


I went  out  to  the  athletic  field  and  saw  about  fifty  men  playing  football.  I had 
assumed  that  athletics  was  for  the  “ football  eleven”  or  the  “baseball  nine,”  but 
this  si^ht  was  sufficient  to  convince  me  that  athletics  was  for  everyone — at  least  at 

Earlham.  There  were 
a number  of  ‘ ‘ co=eds  ’ ’ 
sitting  in  the  £rand= 
stand  cheering  the  boys 
on,  and  I felt  a little 
lonely  standing  there 
watching  the  other  fel- 
lows play,  so  the  next 
evening  I put  on  my 
to£s  and  went  out.  I 
was  not  quite  able  to 
make  the  team  myself, 
but  some  of  the  other 
freshmen  did. 


It  seems  that  Earl= 
ham  develops  her  ath- 


REID  FIELD 


Page  twenty -one 


FOOTBALL  TEAM,  1909 


STATE  CHAMPIONS,  1910 


STUDENTS’  PARLOR 


letes,  although  a num= 
ber  of  high  school  stars 
are  attracted  to  her. 
Several  of  the  men  who 
made  the  track  team 
this  spring  had  been 
training  for  two  or  three 
years. 


From  time  to  time 
the  Christian  Associa- 
tions give  big  socials 
in  the  students’  parlor. 
Everyone  goes  and  it 
certainly  is  a great 
place  to  get  acquainted 
- — with  the  girls. 


Page  twenty-four 


FARLHAM  HALL  IN  WINTER 


The  fall  term  went  by  in  a 
hurry  and  I enjoyed  my  work 
immensely.  With  the  opening 
of  the  winter  term  new  fea= 
tures  were  introduced.  When 
the  heavy  snows  came  we 
went  bob=sleddin£.  Then  often 
we  found  £ood  skating  down 
on  the  bi£  college  pond  below 
the  barn. 


SKATING  POND 


Page  twenty-five 


Oratory  came  in  for  its  share  of  interest.  That  man  Pennington  won  the  State 


Contest  at  Indianapolis,  and  then  went  out  to  Omaha  and  won  the  Interstate,  which 
puts  him  in  the  same  class  with  Beveridge  and  LaFollette,  both  of  whom  are  inter= 

state  winners.  Earlham  has  won  first  place  in.  the  state 


contest  for  the  last  three  years,  but  look  at  the  record 
for  that : 

EARLHAM’S  RECORD  IN  STATE  ORATORICAL  CONTESTS 

Year  Winner 


LEVI  T.  PENNINGTON 


Year 

Winner 

1910 

Earlham 

1909 

Earlham 

1908 

Earlham 

1907 

Notre  Dame 

1906 

De  Pauw 

1905. 

De  Pauw 

1904 

Earlham 

1903 

{De  Pauw 
jEarlham,  2d. 

1902 

Earlham 

1901 

[Indiana 
{Earlham,  2d. 

1900 

( De  Pauw 
jEarlham,  3d. 

1899 

f De  Pauw 
{Earlham  2d. 

1898 

( De  Pauw 
jEarlham,  3d. 

1897 

Hanover 

1896 

\ De  Pauw 
{Earlham,  2d. 

1895 

Earlham 

1894 

De  Pauw 

1893 

(De  Pauw 
{Earlham,  3d. 

Page  twenty -six 


Then  a little  later  everyone  was  talking  about  debates.  The  team  was  chosen  by 
a number  of  preliminary  “tryouts”  in  which  even  I took  part.  The  boys  won  from 


C.  C.  HAWORTH  (Captain) 


Cincinnati  University  and  from  Albion  College, which 
has  for  years  held  the  championship  in  the  state 
of  Michigan.  Each  debater  was  given  a beautiful 
gold  medal  as  well  as  a cash  prize. 


RECORD  OF  EARLHAM  DEBATES 


Year  Opponent 


Winner 


1910 Albion  Earlham 

1910 Cincinnati  University Earlham 

1909 Wabash  Earlham 

1909 Butler  Butler 

1908 Wabash Wabash 


1908 Butler Butler 


1908 

Otterbcin 

Earlham 

1907  __ 

Wabash 

Earlham 

1907  _ 

1906 

1905 

Butler 

-Albion 

Butler 

Butler 

Albion 

Earlham 

1904 

Butler 

Earlham 

1903 

Butler 

Earlham 

1902 

De  Pauw 

Earlham 

1901_  _ 

Indiana 

Earlham 

1900 

_ Indiana, 

Earlham 

1899 

Indiana 

Earlham 

1898 De  Pauw  DePamv 


Debating  Team,  1910 


Page  twenty-seven 


V.  D.  NICHOLSON 
Debating  Team,  1910 


Page  twenty -eight 


H.  L MORRIS 
Debating  Team,  1910 


The  spring  term,  is  the  best  of  all.  I worked  very 
hard  to  make  the  track  team  and  actually  did  make  it. 
This  is  the  time  of  year  when  “ hay  rides  ” and  picnics 
are  so  pleasant. 

It  was  during  the  spring  term  that  the  Earlham 
chorus  rendered  the  great  oratorio,  “The  Messiah.”  All 
who  are  musically  inclined  certainly  have  splendid  op= 
portunities  at  Earlham. 

Commencement  week  still  lives  in  my  memory,  especially  the  class  play. 

Then  another  thing  which  impressed  me  so  much  was  the  returning  of  so  many 
Alumni.  I believe  they  love  “Old  Earlham”  even  better  than  I do.  They  seem  to 
be  doing  things  wherever  they  are.  Some  of  them  are  lawyers,  some  are  college  pro= 
fessors,  some  are  business  men,  some  are  Y.  M.  and  Y.  W.  C.  A.  workers,  etc.  When 
you  look  at  them  you  feel  that  a college  education  certainly  pays. 

This  one  year  at  Earlham  has  meant  so  much  to  me  and  I have  enjoyed  it  so 
welL  that  I am  going  to  bring  some  students  back  with  me  in  the  fall.  After  com= 


Page  twenty-nine 


mencement  I was  talking  with  a classmate  of  mine  who  lives  in  the  east  and  he 
says  he  already  has  two  men  on  his  list  who  are  coming  to  Earlham  with  him  next 
September. 


Page  thirty 


EARLHAM  TRACK  RECORDS 


100-Yard  Dash  — Conrad,  9 % seconds,  1910. 

220-Yard  Dash  — Conrad,  21%  seconds,  1910. 
440-Yard  Run  — Brown,  51%  seconds,  1910. 

880-Yard  Run  — Coppock,  2 minutes,  5%  seconds, 
1903. 

Mile  Run  — Shoemaker,  4 minutes,  42  seconds,  1903. 
120-Yard  Hurdles  — White,  16%  seconds,  1908. 
220-Yard  Hurdles  — White,  26%  seconds,  1908. 

High  Jump  — Conrad,  5 feet  10y3  inches,  1910. 
Broad  Jump  — Conrad,  22  feet  4%  inches,  1910. 

Pole  Vault  — Conrad,  11  feet  1%  inches,  1910. 

Discus  Throw  — Stanley,  110  feet,  3 inches,  1910. 
16-Ib.  Hammer  Throw  — Smelser,  124  feet,  10% 
inches,  1907. 

16-lh  Shot  Put  — Stanley,  39  feet  9 inches,  1910. 

Mile  Relay  — Brown,  Sanders,  Barnhart,  Winslow, 
3 minutes,  38  seconds,  1910. 


SUMMARY  OF  YEAR  1909=1910 


Football  Team  tied  for  Secondary  Championship. 

Basketball  Team  won  the  unquestioned  Champion- 
ship among  Secondary  Colleges. 

Baseball  Team  was  forced  to  use  raw  material,  but 
at  end  of  season  was  playing  exceedingly  fast 
ball. 

Track  Team  won  Secondary  Championship  of  In- 
diana, defeated  De  Pauw  and  Miami  in  dual 
meets,  and  hustled  Purdue. 

Won  State  Tennis  Tournament. 

Won  State  and  Interstate  Oratorical  Contests. 

Won  Debates  from  Cincinnati  University  and  Al- 
bion College. 


Page  thirty-one 


THE  NICHOLSON  PRESS 
Richmond,  Ind. 


